Santiago: Roots & Mountains
The island where Cape Verde began — history, mountains and Creole soul.
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Sal is Cape Verde at its most effortless: white-sand Santa Maria, the Pedra de Lume salt crater where you float like the Dead Sea, and boat days over reefs full of turtles — with our local guides and 24/7 support throughout.
A starting point, not a straitjacket — we tailor every day to your pace. Below is the one-week rhythm.
Private transfer to your hotel steps from the sand. Sunset at the Santa Maria pier among the fishermen, then a welcome seafood dinner.
Private transferPrivate 4x4 tour: float in the Pedra de Lume salt crater inside an extinct volcano, the Buracona 'Blue Eye' lava pool and the Palmeira fishing harbour.
Private guideCatamaran day along the coast — snorkel over reefs with sea turtles, swim stops and lunch aboard. Afternoon free on the beach.
Boat & snorkelWalk the shallows with lemon sharks at Shark Bay, watch the kiters at Kite Beach and cross the island's desert plains.
Guided dayPick your pace: a beginner kitesurf lesson, a guided turtle-nesting watch (Jun–Oct), quad-biking the dunes, or the beach and a spa afternoon.
FlexibleSanta Maria on your own terms — sun, seafood, and an optional dive or last boat trip.
LeisureOne last swim, then a private transfer to the airport.
DepartureTwo weeks turns a beach break into island life: PADI diving, more boat days, an island day-trip, and the kind of unhurried time on Santa Maria that a single week never quite allows.
Our Sal crew knows the right boat captains, the honest beach grills and the quiet corners — and they're a phone call away the whole trip, day or night.
The island where Cape Verde began — history, mountains and Creole soul.
Both islands, one trip — Santiago's roots and mountains, then Sal's turquoise shore.